from the retired bombs and shipped to AEC plants for rework. pees Most of the rem2ining portions of the retired bombs will be shipped to Oak Ridge for salvage. peLeTe® WEAPONS DEVELOPLENT 8. Weapons programs in the development ohnase are described in Table 1. ) ver ve rneads Emphasis in weapons development is being placed on for Department of Defense missiles, weapons with a g eatly reduced radioactive fallout, more rugsed weapons, moc> efficient weapons. and Developmental programs added since the last quarterly report are the XW-47 and the TX-48. All development programs for implosion-type weapons provide for I Pep be Oat eee “oe o- woah. 9. A modification of XW-28 is being made to provide emergency capability thermonuclear warheads for the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile. the XW-49, This modification has been designated and the warheads are scheduled to be available in a 10. Tne following feasibility studies, requested by the Department of Defense, were in progress on December 31, - 9 - 1957: Part III